Being a Member of the CID Besides the prestigious title of Member of the International Dance Council CID, the highest body for Dance, you will be entitled to:

Receive membership confirmation letter and parchment paper for wall framing, as well as CID badges, stickers, posters, and other material, always free of charge.

Present your work at world congresses, international festivals, workshops, competitions and other important events organized by Members of the CID. Publish your events at the CID Panorama, the official website for dance events, with the largest visibility: www.panorama.cid-portal.org

Be informed about opportunities such as scholarships, jobs, invitations to perform, to teach or to lecture, new publications etc. The CID Circular is mailed to 100,000 dance professionals in 200 countries.

Be listed with your full profile in the Global Dance Directory (over 300,000 addresses, by far the largest in the arts): www.cid-portal.org/directory

Address inquiries to the CID Secretariat which is staffed by full-time experienced professionals and has a huge archive of resources.

Meet other Members and be part of a network of thousands of specialists in more than 170 countries.

Types of CID membership

Individual MemberIndividual membership is for physical persons, that is individuals.
An individual person can become CID Member in two ways:
a) After nomination by a CID Member; in this case there is no evaluation of his/her profile (curriculum vitae).
b) Without nomination, after evaluation of his/her profile (curriculum vitae).

Institutional MemberInstitutional membership is for juridical entities, that is schools, companies, amateur groups, federations, associations, foundations, business enterprises etc.An institution can become an Institutional Member of CID when its chief executive officer (president, artistic director, owner) and/or other leading persons of the institution (teachers of a school, choreographers of a company, associates, members of the board of a federation etc.) have joined CID as individual members.Institutional membership does not imply that other members of the institution become CID Members. They can join CID as individuals without evaluation of their profile. The head of an institutional member is not automatically a CID member. He/she can represent the organization and vote for it at the CID General Assembly.

Student MemberFor persons under 30 years of age only; students over 30 are not eligible. Student Members have the same rights as other CID Members.School directors are encouraged to recommend their graduate students for CID membership, thus introducing them to the world-wide family of dance professionals.

Associate MemberAssociate Members are individuals or institutions who are more closely connected to CID and contribute actively to its aims. They pay an increased annual fee.

Honorary MemberHonorary Members are persons who have rendered very important services to CID. They take part in General Assemblies, without voting rights.

CID SectionsSections are institutional members of the CID, enjoying considerable privileges.To attend a CID Congress or other CID event one has to be an individual member.To attend the CID General Assembly one can be: either an individual member, or an individual member representating an institutional member (in which case he/she has two votes).

General rules

The title of "Member of the International Dance Council" is to be used only after the name of CID Members, after receiving a letter of confirmation of membership, and only during the period mentioned in that letter.

The logo of CID is protected by international copyright laws and can be used only after receiving a signed authorization by formal letter.

It can be used only on:

Writing paper, brochures and publications of CID

Writing paper, brochures and publications of CID Sections, including their websites.

Visiting cards of elected officers of CID, that is members of the Executive Committee of CID, as well as members of the Executive Committees of Sections of CID.

The logo cannot appear on certificates, diplomas or prizes given to non-members. It cannot be used in connection with events organized by members of CID. It can only be used at events endorsed by CID after receipt of a formal letter of endorsement.

Documents of CID (letters, certificates etc.) are valid only when signed by the President or the General Secretary or the Executive Director of CID, and stamped by the CID Executive Secretariat. Receipts are signed by the Treasurer of CID or one of the Executive Secretaries as his/her authorized representatives.

Sections of the CID can issue their own certificates, signed by their respective President and stamped by their Secretary, which can be given only to Members of the CID.

Events (classes, workshops, competitions etc.) organized by CID Members are not endorsed by CID, except when staffed and attended by CID members only.

A letter of endorsement is sent in those cases.

An event endorsed by CID:

Is announced in the CID Circular as an event endorsed by CID. The Circular is sent to more than 100,000 dance professionals in 200 countries.

The event can use the CID logo

The event can ask for subsidy from the Municipality, the Ministry of Culture and other public funds.

The event, bearing the prestigious endorsement of CID, will have better access to private sponsors.

The CID Secretariat encourages Members to attend the event.

A link is placed in the CID website for events.

An official representative of CID will be designated to attend if invited.

CID is a members' organization: it provides services to professionals or amateurs involved in all forms of dance, by mobilizing its members around the world.